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2007 SCHOLAR IN AMHERST AWARD COMPETITION

The Emily Dickinson International Society invites applications for the Scholar in Amherst Program. The program, which is awarded annually, is designed to support research on Emily Dickinson at institutions such as the Frost Library of Amherst College, the Jones Public Library, the Mount Holyoke College Archives, the Dickinson Homestead, the Evergreens, and the Amherst Historical Society. The award is a $2,000 fellowship to be used for expenses related to that research, such as travel, accommodations, or a rental car. A minimum stay of one week in Amherst is required. Recipients also may use the fellowship to initiate a lengthier stay in the area. Preference will be given to persons with completed PhDs who are in the early stages of their careers.

The Scholar in Amherst Program was inaugurated in 2002 by a generous donation from Sylvia F. Rogosa, made in honor of her daughter, Vivian Pollak, second president of the Emily Dickinson International Society . The 2003 award was named in honor of Myra Fraser Fallon, mother of EDIS membership chair Dr. Jim Fraser. The 2004 award was named in honor of renowned Dickinson scholar Brita Lindberg-Seyersted and those in 2005 and 2006 for Professor Everett Emerson to recognize his contributions to Dickinson studies as well as early American literature. This year’s Scholar in Amherst Award honors Suzanne Juhasz and Jane Donahue Eberwein, Dickinson scholars and founding members of the Emily Dickinson International Society.

To apply for the 2007 Scholar in Amherst Award, please submit a curriculum vitae, letter of introduction (written by the applicant), a two-page project proposal, and a brief bibliography, by October 15, 2007, to Paul Crumbley at PCrumbley@english.usu.edu or Martha Nell Smith at mnsmith@UMD.EDU. Letters of recommendation are not accepted as part of the application packet.